I70.429: Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity
I70.429 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I70.429 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.429
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on I70: Atherosclerosis
Other codes that can never be billed with I70.429
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I77.6Arteritis, unspecified
Risk adjustment
I70.429 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 264 Vascular Disease with Complications0.455 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
I70.429 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›autologous vein graft
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›autologous vein graft›leg
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›autologous vein graft›leg›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›autologous vein graft›leg›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I70.42
- I70.421Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, right leg
- I70.422Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, left leg
- I70.423Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs
- I70.428Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, other extremity